Stuff you have made today

[Hood]

Ive just watched your videos on how to operate said machine looks interesting ! very clever now arent they ?

More clever than the operator

 

[Tigman]

you seem to know what your doing with it

 

[Hood]

you seem to know what your doing with it

Sometimes, but always looking to improve

 

[Tigman]

reading your review , cant work out how I missed it ? I have EWM tig when I see EWM on the forum I read it but missed yours !

 

[Hood]

reading your review , cant work out how I missed it ? I have EWM tig when I see EWM on the forum I read it but missed yours !

I have two EWM Phoenix Migs, the older 330 that I bought second hand and the 355 that I bought new. Both are excellent machines, the 355 being a wee bit better due to the ease of setting it up mainly. I haven't used the 330 since I gotthe 355 and I kind of feel sorry for it sitting lonely in the corner of the workshop

 

[Ashley Burton]

@Hood your a talented man! Enjoy seeing pictures of your work

 

[Hood]

@Hood your a talented man! Enjoy seeing pictures of your work

Thanks but I think the CNC's should get most of the credit

 

[Ashley Burton]

Thanks but I think the CNC's should get most of the credit

Not jealous or anything...

Would love to get into aluminium welding, But I'm too tight

 

[Hood]

Not jealous or anything...

Would love to get into aluminium welding, But I'm too tight

Don't need anything fancy really, I started way back with a Sterling 180 (I think) transformer Mig. It was a good duty cycle for a 180 if I recall.
Progressed to an Arcos Lincoln 400 or something like that with a seperate wire feed then eventually got a spool gun for it. Next was an Esab 405 and again a spool gun then got an R-Tech MTS255S with spool gun and then the Phoenix 330 pulse and the 355Pulse. I have been welding Alu for probably 30 years or more and it is only in the last 2 I have had a pulse mig, would hate to go back to standard though as the pulse just makes life so easy, especially positional welds..

 

[selectedgrub]

Frame for fish art

 

[8ob]

Sometimes, but always looking to improve

@Hood , on this cnc conversion do you get any help with the electronic wizardry or do you do the whole lot yourself?

Bob

 

[dobbslc]

Not sure if I've already posted this but I've built a temp shed for storing all my crap / valuable stuff for when the builders start work on Monday!
Base.


Built up.

The previous owner had stuck insulation in using expanding foam!

After 2 hours scrapping it all off!

Some "half hour" brackets for my pipe and timber,

Now to fill it up so I can't reach anything!

 

[Hood]

@Hood , on this cnc conversion do you get any help with the electronic wizardry or do you do the whole lot yourself?

Bob

I do it myself although there is very little in the way of electronics other than connecting things together so basically just wiring and configuring.
The first retrofit I did was a manual Bridgeport and it was a bit of a mess, the next a CNC Bridgeport and I improved a bit as I was starting to realise how best to do things, the lathe was next and then I think I made a coil winder for a client and then the Chiron and lastly the plasma. Have also helped a friend do a few machines and every time I do one I improve as I see how to do things better.
This will be a bit different as it is more of an interface of a unit rather than connecting lots of different things up.

 

[Ashley Burton]

I do it myself although there is very little in the way of electronics other than connecting things together so basically just wiring and configuring.
The first retrofit I did was a manual Bridgeport and it was a bit of a mess, the next a CNC Bridgeport and I improved a bit as I was starting to realise how best to do things, the lathe was next and then I think I made a coil winder for a client and then the Chiron and lastly the plasma. Have also helped a friend do a few machines and every time I do one I improve as I see how to do things better.
This will be a bit different as it is more of an interface of a unit rather than connecting lots of different things up.

Not sure if @8ob is talking about the software programming? But would be interested to know if it takes a genius to setup a cut program? Computers aren't my strong point either

 

[Hood]

Not sure if @8ob is talking about the software programming? But would be interested to know if it takes a genius to setup a cut program? Computers aren't my strong point either

Not too sure what you mean, are you meaning to get a part coded so that the CNC will cut it?
If so then it can be as easy as typing a line or two into the MDI line (manual Data Input) or if the part is more complex then some controls have conversational controls where you type in values and the code is produced. For more complex things you can use CAM and get the code that way.
Someone asked about that before, think @slim_boy_fat and I did a quick screengrab video to show how easy it was.

Here is an example of conversational

Here is a quick part for lathe from drawing to cam to code.

 

[pressbrake1]

Made a mobile pressbrake tool . I’ve got to put some lips in some parts in situ. Top tool a bit light but it’s all made from scrap
Fired up my butler 18” toolroom shaper

 

[henry Kadzielski]

Not too sure what you mean, are you meaning to get a part coded so that the CNC will cut it?
If so then it can be as easy as typing a line or two into the MDI line (manual Data Input) or if the part is more complex then some controls have conversational controls where you type in values and the code is produced. For more complex things you can use CAM and get the code that way.
Someone asked about that before, think @slim_boy_fat and I did a quick screengrab video to show how easy it was.

Here is an example of conversational

Here is a quick part for lathe from drawing to cam to code.

I have to admit, that once you get your head around the software to get a drawing out to code for a machine to cut, then the job is quite easy. I don't do much drawing, I get the drawing files from the engineers as dxf's and process them from there. However since I have gotten my head around it much better it seem to be quite simple now, compared to before. The more you do the better you get and also the more you do, you improve the processes (feeds, speeds) knowing the capabilities of your machinery. Still, this takes time and the more toys you have the more you have to do and learn. My hat off to you @Hood for your capabilities. I still only have a plasma and am relieved to have that at my desposal, would I like to have more, YES, but there has to be a requirement for them, not to mention I am running out of space

 

[pressbrake1]

I

Not too sure what you mean, are you meaning to get a part coded so that the CNC will cut it?
If so then it can be as easy as typing a line or two into the MDI line (manual Data Input) or if the part is more complex then some controls have conversational controls where you type in values and the code is produced. For more complex things you can use CAM and get the code that way.
Someone asked about that before, think @slim_boy_fat and I did a quick screengrab video to show how easy it was.

Here is an example of conversational

Here is a quick part for lathe from drawing to cam to code.

I enquired about Delcam once to go with a new cnc mill I was buying. This was in 2012 . The initial payment and a years subscription came to more than the brand new mill!!

 

[Hood]

I have to admit, that once you get your head around the software to get a drawing out to code for a machine to cut, then the job is quite easy. I don't do much drawing, I get the drawing files from the engineers as dxf's and process them from there. However since I have gotten my head around it much better it seem to be quite simple now, compared to before. The more you do the better you get and also the more you do, you improve the processes (feeds, speeds) knowing the capabilities of your machinery. Still, this takes time and the more toys you have the more you have to do and learn. My hat off to you @Hood for your capabilities. I still only have a plasma and am relieved to have that at my desposal, would I like to have more, YES, but there has to be a requirement for them, not to mention I am running out of space

Ha ha you are running out of room, now that is funny, you should try and work from my workshop

 

[Hood]

I

I enquired about Delcam once to go with a new cnc mill I was buying. This was in 2012 . The initial payment and a years subscription came to more than the brand new mill!!

It is not cheap for CAD/CAM
I haven't upgraded for a long time. Keep threatening to upgrade BobCAD but just as I have just about got the funds something comes along and swallows them up.
Maybe one day